Family Guy
SourceAs of 2009, six books have been released about the Family Guy universe, all published by HarperCollins since 2005.[255] The first, Family Guy: Stewie's Guide to World Domination (ISBN 978-0-06-077321-2) by Steve Callahan, was released on April 26, 2005. Written in the style of a graphic novel, the plot follows Stewie's plans to rule the world.[256] Other books include Family Guy: It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One (ISBN 978-0-7528-7593-4), which covers the events of the episode of the same name;[257] and Family Guy and Philosophy: A Cure for the Petarded (ISBN 978-1-4051-6316-3), a collection of 17 essays exploring the connections between the series and historical philosophers.[258] A book written from Brian's point of view (written by Andrew Goldberg) was published in 2006, called Brian Griffin's Guide to Booze, Broads and the Lost Art of Being a Man.[259]
Family Guy has been commercially successful in the home market.[260] The show was the first to be resurrected because of high DVD sales.[261][262] The first volume, covering the show's first two seasons, sold 1.67 million units, topping TV DVD sales in 2003, while the second volume sold another million units.[261][263] Volumes six and seven debuted at fifth place in United States DVD sales;[264][265] volume seven was the highest-selling television DVD, selling 171,000 units by June 21, 2009.[265] Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest, the DVD featuring the Star Wars special "Blue Harvest", was released on January 15, 2008, and premiered at the top of United States DVD sales.[266] The DVD was the first Family Guy DVD to include a digital copy for download to the iPod.[266] In 2004, the first series of Family Guy toy figurines was released by Mezco Toyz; each member of the Griffin family had their own toy, with the exception of Stewie, of whom two different figures were made.[267] Over the course of two years, four more series of toy figures were released, with various forms of Peter.[268] In 2008, the character Peter appeared in advertisements for Subway Restaurants, promoting the restaurant's massive feast sandwich.[269][270]
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